Talking Indonesia: Covid-19 and religious leaders
Religion, Talking IndonesiaWhat role can religious leaders and institutions play in controlling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia? Dr Charlotte Setijadi chats to Dr Syafiq Hasyim in the final Talking Indonesia episode for 2020.
Talking Indonesia: religious harmony
Policy in Focus, Religion, Talking IndonesiaHow have Inter-Religious Harmony Forums (FKUB) performed in tackling religious disputes and promoting tolerance? Dr Dave McRae chats to Ihsan Ali-Fauzi in a special Policy in Focus episode of Talking Indonesia.
Talking Indonesia: women and digital da'wa
Religion, Talking IndonesiaWhy are female Islamic activists increasingly choosing social media for their activism? How does their activism differ from conventional proselytisation? Dr Dirk Tomsa discusses these issues and more with Dr Annisa Beta in Talking Indonesia.
Jemaah Islamiyah on the brink of splintering?
Religion, SecurityA series of arrests of members of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) from April to May 2020 revealed the first JI attack plot in Indonesia since 2009. The plot signals that JI may be on the brink of splintering, write V. Arianti and Ulta Levenia.
Hard times for pesantren facing Covid-19
Education, Policy in Focus, Public health, ReligionIslamic boarding schools are among the worst affected by the pandemic, writes Professor Jamhari Makruf.
Isolation blues: a legislative failure at the heart of Indonesia’s national ideology
Law, Politics, Religion, SocietyNadirsyah Hosen and Jeremy J Kingsley look at the debate over the Pancasila guidelines bill and argue that one of Pancasila's main strengths is its ambiguity.
What is Ma’ruf Amin doing?
Politics, Public health, ReligionVice President Ma'ruf Amin has been conspicuously absent from efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Daniel Peterson looks at what he has been up to.
Indonesia's obsession with ideology: the case of the Pancasila bill
Law, Politics, ReligionAbdurrachman Satrio writes that the debate on the Pancasila bill is missing the point. The real concern is that Pancasila can be easily abused for anti-democratic purposes.
Involving the military in managing religious harmony betrays the spirit of reformasi
Politics, Religion, SecurityData on Religious Harmony Forums (FKUB) shows that many Indonesian communities are quite capable of discussing and managing religious difference, writes Ihsan Ali Fauzi.